Gardening Matters

In summer of 2008, the three year program, GardenWorks, became Gardening Matters, an independent organization dedicated to community gardeners across the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Gardening Matters continues the mission and programming of GardenWorks to work with gardeners to create vibrant sustainable community gardens that are assets to the communities in which they reside.

Gardening Matters believes that community gardeners are the best experts on community gardening. Answers to many dilemmas faced by community garden groups have already been faced by other community gardeners. 

Gardening Matters Goals

• To strengthen networking between community garden groups
• To strengthen internal functioning of community gardens
• To improve public relations for community gardens
• To foster partnerships between the gardening community and public and private sectors
• To assist with the establishment of new community gardens

How Do We Do It?

Gardening Matters is an organization driven by community gardeners for community gardeners. Tapping into the resources and expertise of the gardening community, we serve as a central clearinghouse for community gardening resources in the Twin Cities.

We host a comprehensive community garden inventory, hold community gardening events and gardener get-togethers, provide web resources, and serve as liaison between community gardens and the general public, the public sector, and business advocating on behalf of community gardening.

Funding

Gardening Matters thanks the many individual donors of money and time, volunteering their energy and skills. Gardening Matters owes its success to you -- THANK YOU! 

Gardening Matters receives support from The McKnight Foundation, the McNeely Foundation, and is steadily supported by the Wedge Co-op's Green Patch program. 

To make a tax-deductible donation to support community gardening programming, make check out to Gardening Matters and mail to 310 E. 38th St., #204b, Minneapolis, MN 55409 or online through GIVEMN.org

Internship and Job Opportunities

Gardening Matters needs an administrative assistant! Please check out job description for details. Applications due September 10, 2010

To find out more about volunteering or interning for Gardening Matters, please contact Kirsten.

Look for paid internship opportunities on COMGAR

More information about Gardening Matters

• Gardening Matters Board of Directors
• our brochure
• frequently asked questions
• our history